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A.D. 869. Æthelred, king of Wessex, to Wulfhere, his princeps; grant of 25 hides (cassati) at Winterbourne (Monkton), Wilts. Latin with English bounds

Archive:

Glastonbury

MSS:

1. Longleat, Marquess of Bath, 39, f. 206v (s. xiv med.)
2. Oxford, Bodleian Library, Wood empt. 1 (S.C. 8589), ff. 240v-241r (s. xiv)
3. Lost Glastonbury Liber Terrarum, no. 115 (see Abrams 1996, p. 34)

Printed:

B, 886, ex MS 2; Watkin, Glastonbury Cart., iii. 671-2 (no. 1236), ex MS 1

Comments:

B, 886 n., correctly identifies donor and date, Bishop Edmund probably for Heahmund; B, 886 n., correctly identifies donor and date, Bishop Edmund probably for Heahmund; Grundy, Wilts., II, p. 23, fails to trace bounds; Grundy, Wilts., II, p. 23, fails to trace bounds; Darlington 1955, pp. 7, 96, probably refers to West Monkton; Darlington 1955, pp. 7, 96, probably refers to West Monkton; Finberg, ECW, no. 211, authentic basis possible; Finberg, ECW, no. 211, authentic basis possible; Scott 1981, pp. 112, 201 n. 106; Scott 1981, pp. 112, 201 n. 106; Nelson 1986a, p. 55 n. 48; Keynes 1988, p. 185 n. 3, on formulation; Keynes 1988, p. 185 n. 3, on formulation; Keynes 1994b, pp. 1123-34, esp. p. 1125, authentic, perhaps drafted by royal scribe; Keynes 1994b, pp. 1123-34, esp. p. 1125, authentic, perhaps drafted by royal scribe; Abrams 1996, pp. 30, 34, 36, 39, 249-52, on MS sources, on estate history; Abrams 1996, pp. 30, 34, 36, 39, 249-52, on MS sources, on estate history

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    • Carta Eddredi regis facta principi suo Wulfero de Winterborne . Regnante imperpetuo domino nostro Jhesu Christo summo et ineffabili rerum creatori ac moderatori omnium tempora qui sua multimoda disponens potencia temporibus ut voluerit finem imponet . Iccirco cunctis agendum est ut hic bonis actibus future beatitudinis felicitatem adipisci mereantur . Quapropter Ego Ethred gracia Dei occidentalium rex dono atque concedo dilecto ac venerabili meo principi Wulfero aliquam partem terre jure mei id est . viginti quinque cassatos in loco qui appellatur bi . Winterborne . in propriam atque perpetuam hereditatem libenter largitus sibi suisque heredibus hoc est ut habeat atque possideat prefatam terram cum omnibus utilitatibus ad eam pertinentibus campis pratis paschuis . et post finem vite illius heredi cuicumque placuerit liberam habeat potestatem . Terra hec predicta secura et immunis permaneat Ab omni regali servicio et omnium secularium servitute nisi expedicione et pontis factione et arcis municione . Hec sunt termini terre . Erest on endeburgh and so on cathole . ˇanne on clivesburgh . ˇanne on crawenburgh ˇanne on doddam mere ˇanen on Smalewey ˇanen os puddokesburghe ˇanne on Whiteston ˇanne on Stremeston ˇanne on ˇe White weye ˇane on ˇe redeslo ˇanne on rigte Weye ˇanne on egelferdeston ˇanne on Wulvesburghe ˇanne on Wringput . ˇanne on davidisdich ˇanne eft on endeburgh . Si quis hanc meam donacionem augere et amplificare voluerit augeat Deus bona illius hic et in futuro . Si quis hoc frangere vel imitare presumpserit sciat se coram Christo et omnibus sanctis in die judicii redditurum racionem nisi ante satisfactione emendaverit . Scripta est hec donacionis cartula anno dominice incarnacionis . d . c . c . clxix . his testibus consencientibus quorum nomina infra scripta videntur esse . + Ego Edred Rex consensi et subscripsi . + Ego Edmund episcopus consensi et subscripsi cum multis aliis .